Kirkland & Ellis represented Averon Group, a national HVAC distribution platform backed by Trinity Hunt Partners, on its launch and investment in Fenco Supply, a multi-generation, family-owned distributor of HVAC equipment, parts and supplies. The addition of Fenco Supply as the platform's second partner company, following its June 2025 investment in Blackhawk Supply, expands Averon Group's service footprint into the Southeast as it builds a nationwide network of independent HVAC distributors serving mechanical contractors and facility managers. Read Averon Group’s press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Thomas Laughlin, Brad Johnson and Ben Samway; tax lawyers David Wheat and Jon Nelsen; employment & labor lawyers Christie Alcala and George Cartveli; executive compensation lawyers Stephen Jacobson, Sally Ye and Devin Kern; technology & IP transactions lawyers Matt Lovell and David Yaka; and real estate lawyers Vincent Forcinito and Natalia Ortiz.